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20 YEARS AGO
JULY 9, 2001
A small fire in the Sea Gull Lake area on July 3 was reported by a cabin owner at 2:30 a.m. and quickly contained by the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department and Forest Service crews. It is thought that a spark escaped a chimney and landed in nearby lichen. The chimney was equipped with a spark arrester, but it only takes one spark to start a fire in these dry conditions, said Fire Chief Dan Baumann.
Weather permitting, the Army Corps of Engineers’ derrick barge the H.J. Schwartz will leave the Grand Marais harbor today for its next project in Michigan. More than 500 tons of core stone was added to the breakwalls during the Corps’ two-week stay in Grand Marais. “We mainly reconnected core stones that have been moved away by wave and ice action,” said John Larson, chief of operations and maintenance out of the Corps office in Duluth. Besides improving the structural integrity of the east and west breakwalls, the Corps workers also put in new cable, painted railings and installed new grouting on the breakwall walkways. Larson said he conducts a yearly inspection of the harbor structures.
30 YEARS AGO
JULY 8, 1991
A master plan for annexation, which would have more than doubled the size of Grand Marais, has been abandoned according to City Clerk Tom Swenson. He said that instead, the city would proceed to annex on a bit-by-bit, piecemeal basis, as property owners request it. The master plan proposed by a special committee in July 1990 would have extended the Grand Marais city limits from County Road 49 on the west four miles to a point just west of the Croftville Road on the east.
A meeting was held June 27 at City Hall to review guidelines for development of a marina. Doug Gilchrist, president of the Chamber of Commerce, was chairman of the meeting. Tim Kennedy, director of planning and development, said the proposed new comprehensive plan for the city protected a 40-foot strip of shoreline from Sweetheart’s Bluff to the sewer plant. “Any structure for a marina would have to be beyond that 40-foot protected area,” he said.
90 YEARS AGO
JULY 9, 1931
FIREWORKS TOLL LIMITED TO ONE INJURED IN THE VILLAGE This year’s more stringent measures to control the sale and use of dangerous explosives in the observance of Independence Day resulted in only one casualty. Norman Eliasen was injured when he placed a “cracker” in a glass bottle. When the firecracker exploded, glass flew in every direction. Norman received two serious cuts on his arm that required stitches. Dr. Hicks dressed the wound and Norman is now getting along nicely.
In one of the wildest games played on the local diamond for a long time, the Single Men’s ball team walloped the Married Men by the score of 15 to 4 on July 4th. The game was marked by many disputes, numerous errors, and heavy hitting.
100 YEARS AGO
JULY 14, 1921
The Cook County Automobile Club held their first picnic Sunday at the Pigeon River bridge, and it was a great success. The day was perfect. There was an abundance of ice cream, and the supply of lemons was ample, so that refreshments were served throughout the day, all gratis.
For Sale — A No. 9 Oliver typewriter, nearly new. Inquire at the Motor Inn.
115 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 20, 1906
$3000 ROBBERY IN THE VILLAGE The town board of Schroeder had arranged to transfer an account from a Duluth Bank to the Cook County State Bank in the village of Grand Marais. Schroeder Treasurer James Pinkerton brought $3000 in small bills from Duluth to deposit into the Cook County State Bank. At 1:30 o’clock Monday morning (the middle of a dark night), Pinkerton, his wife, and their baby arrived on the boat. Going from the dock to the hotel, they were walking the village streets when the hold-up occurred at a point midway between Dr. Jones’ residence and Mrs. Durfee’s store. A man sprang out from the brush and grabbed the money satchel from Pinkerton, who was also carrying his young child. Pinkerton was able to resist the first attempt, but the second attempt involved the man grabbing and pulling the money satchel firmly with both hands. Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton and their child were not harmed in the robbery. The Sheriff was notified immediately and held the boat from Duluth for an hour while a search was conducted and everyone was accounted for on board. The roads leading out of the village were blocked; travelers were stopped and questioned. The money satchel was found last night near the Mayhew garden in the village. The bottom of the bag was cut out and the money was gone.
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